Academic Attitude
Beginning of paper
During the course of a student's progression through academia, he must
learn that the teacher cannot think for him. It is essential for a student to
free his mind, allowing thought to flow. Instead of waiting for the answers to
be handed to him on a silver platter, he will rise to his full potential, above
to the meta level, and for hi ....
Middle of paper
.... a habit. Rather, instead of memorizing material to perform well
on a test, or regurgitate it into a paper, the pupil synthesizes the information
presented, relating it to other things, hence, learning about the subject.
Information, then, is no longer strictly exchanged from teacher to student. It
allows the learner to open her mind, liberalizing it, allowing deeper thought
into the subject. Approaching learning with a free mind demonstrat ....
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Number of words: 980
Number of pages: 4 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)